Kuala Lumpur (AsiaNews / Agencies) - Malaysian energy giant Petronas has suspended petrol supplies to Iran. The move was announced by Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has also invited Tehran to review its nuclear program at the centre of an International controversy.
According to some sources the halt began in mid-March. Nevertheless, the formalization of the news and only happened on 15 April, following face to face talks between President Barack Obama and the Prime Minister of Malaysia, that took place earlier this week on the sidelines of the Nuclear Summit in Washington.
"What we want Iran - said the Malaysian prime minister - to comply with UN Security Council resolutions," while emphasizing that Tehran "has a right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes." The regime of the ayatollahs, however, must earn "the trust of the International Community". The only way to do so is to "be transparent in its actions" and allow "International Atomic Energy Agency inspections”.
Yesterday, the group of "5 + 1", the five countries of the UN Security Council - the U.S., Russia, China, France, Great Britain, with veto power - plus Germany, who determine the global policy on Iran’s nuclear program, met for the second consecutive day. Comments filtering from the Summit speak of “constructive" dialogue between the leaders.